Bale-tie.



s. c. o. MILLER.

BALE TIE.

APPLICATION FILED 050.26. 1912. I I 1 ,187,004. Patented June 13, 1916.

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H BALE TIE." xwucmon FILED Mac. 26, 1912.

l e S v I?" .15, EC" .15. NE 5 f f Attorneys Patented J 11110 13, 1916.

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IN VEN TOR TED ST OFFICE.

GEORGE C. D. MILLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGrNOR"lO CARY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or NEW YORK,

BALE-TIE.

N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

Patented. June 13, 1916.

Application filed December 26, 1912. Serial no. 738,511.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, -GEORGE G. D. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Brook'- lyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Bale-Tie, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a new and useful bale tie, and is an improvement on a bale tie forming the subject matter of Patent No. 903,128, issued Nov. 3, 1908, to the assignee herein. Speaking generally, the said patent discloses a bale tie, the buckle of which consists of two members having wedging engagement, whereby the tie is securely gripped by said members. In one form of the invention shown in said patent, one of the said members is provided with a wedgeshaped socket for receiving the other member, said socket being formed by turned up lugs or jaws, the base lines of which are at right angles-to the band tie.

The present invention relates more particularly to the structure and location of the said lugs and to the shape of the engaging member. A

In the construction of the patented device referred to, notwithstanding its superiority over those of the prior art, the

construction of the buckle is such that one member exerts a direct thrust on the other thereby subagainst the bend of the lugs, jecting them to such strain as to cause them to bend and release the tie when over-loaded. In other words, the bend of the lugs is at right angles to the longitudinal pull of the band, so that all the strain is so exerted as to tend to bend the lugs. In the improved construction, however, the thrust of one member of the buckle against the lugs of the other member is not direct, but at an angle thereto.- That is to say, the base of each lug is at an acute angle to the longitudinal pull of the band. Accordingly, the lugs of the improved. construction have very considerably less tendency to bend. A pronounced additional advantage, from the.

commercial standpoint, of the new bale :tie over the old on /consists in the fact that it can be. stamped out with less waste of metal, thereby rendering it much cheaper to manufacture.

In the accompanying drawings, I. have "which one endof the tie band 7 illustrated two practical embodiments of the invention, but the-constructions shown there in are to be understood as illustrative, only, iand not as defining the limits of the invenion.

Figurel is a perspective view showing the elements of the buckle in cooperative rela- .tion to securely unite the ends of the tie band. Fig. 2 is a central section, taken'longitudinally therethrough. Fig. 3 is a dctail plan view of the base or main member of the buckle. Fig 4. is a front edge View of the same. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the wedging member. Fig. 6 is a viewshowing the manner in which the blanks, from which the base members are formed, may be economically stamped from a sheet or. strip of material. Fig.7 is aplan View of abuckle of slightly modified form, the two clamping members being shown attached. Fig. Sis a like View showing said clamping members in substantially normally clamped relation. Fig. .9 is a longitudinal section thereof, taken on line 99 of Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a detail plan View tion, respectively, of another construction of a member. 1

. Referring more particularly to Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, the buckle or tie is composed of a base or main memberA,and a wedging or looking member 13. These members are preferably stamped from sheet metal, preferably strip steel, and their'structural shapes are conducive of the highest degree of elficiency. The base or main member A, is

provided with an elongated slot at, through 0, is passed.

Said base member is semioctagonal in shape, and ispro'vided with a pair of upturned, spaced lugs a, one on either side of ighelongitudinal medial line a-, of said mem- The'lugs a, are bent up from the forward edgeof the base member in such a manner that their bases a converge inwardly toward the center line of the direct pull exerted by the tie band C, as appears more particularly, in Fig. 3, ofthe drawings.

The locking member B, is'likewise, provided with a slot Z), through which the other end of the tie band may be passed and secured to said member. This member has its forward edges 5, inclined at substantially the same angle and direction as the bases a of the lugs It will be obvious from' the description given, that the opposite ends of the tie band are attached, one to each ofthe members,

and said members are then'brought into registering relation, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

with the upturnedlugson the lVhen' thus positioned, and tension is exerted on the tie band, the inclined forward edges of the locking member, will coiiperate base member,

- toset up a double. wedgingaction. That is tosay, the tension on the tie band will cause the locking member to be wedged tightly under each of the lugs, and, at the same time, the inclined member are bemg spaced lugs. This double wedglng action is of great importance since itimparts to a fber is exerted directly ing lugs. others strength than that forward edges of said wedged. between said .loosen'the' tie.

In the present invention, the pounds pull on the wedging member is divided into two lines "of force are,

distinct linesof force on each which isat right angles to the base of the .l'ugsgand second, the sliding action which operatesparallel with the bases of the lugs. -The resultant force, or the direction in whichthe strain isreally put on the lugs,

is not at right angles to the lugs, as in the old 'form, but obliquely thereof, which is manifestly a pronounced'advantage in'favor of the newformg thereby secured in The increased strength the new tie permits its successful use in fields wherein ties of great strength arerequired, such as baling cotton.

Besides the novel structural features and functions hereinbefore set forth, the present invention is a marked improvement over 7 the prior construction from a commercial standpoint. Th e contour of the base members ofthe buckle, is such that they can be stamped" from apiece or strip o'f'sheet metal with substantially nowaste of material, as

will readily be seenfrom anlinspection of Fig. 6, ofthe drawings.

7 Inassemblingj the tie, one end "thereof is passedfover the top-of the member A,

through the slot a'Qand then bent upon itself around the reentrant part" and passed backwardly over the top of the member. The other endof p the .tie band is passed under the wedgingmember B, over the back edge thereof, through :the slot 6' and thence backwardly upon the entering portion of the relative to the member lug. These. first, thewedging action,

bale tie. A band of the right length for the purpose intended having is slipped around the bale, while the latter is under pressure in the baling press, and the member B, is placed in proper position A, so that the forward edge of the said wedging member will engage the under or inner surfaces of the flanges a, on the base member. The pressure upon the bale is then relieved, whereupon the natural expansion of the bale produces a tension on the'bale tie. The effect of this tension is to cause member 13, to exert a double wedging action on base member A. It will be obvious that the greater the ten been provided, it 4 sion put upon the bale tie, the greater will a be the wedging action and, as a result, the tie band is held very firmly and securely in place.

While the bale tic hereinbefore described is one of more than ample strength for all ordinary uses, yet, where still greater strength is required, I prefer to use the modified form of buckle, illustrated in Figs. 'Tto 11, inclusive. This latter construction embodies the same basic principles as the former, the main difference being that,1in the latter construction, bothmembers of the buckle are provided with cooperating lugs,

whereby a buckle of greatly strengthresults. .This increased strength is largely due to the fact that the two additional lugs double the clamping or wedging surface of the buckle. In said Figs. 7 to 11, inclusive, both of the members D, D

' increased 9 ofthe buckle are identical in all respects, i

each having an elongated slot (Z, 05, through eachone of which one end of the bale tie C may be passed. Each of the members is substantially semi-octagonal in shape, and is provided with a pair of upturned, spaced lugs e, e. The lugs e, e, are bent up, two from the forward edge of each member in such manner that their bases (Z converge inwardly toward the longitudinal medial line of the buckle. I v

It will be noted that the blank from which the form of clamping member shown in Figs. 7 to 11, is constructed, embodies. the same salient features as the blank from which the construction illustrated in'Figs. l to (Sis formed, the only difference being that, in the former, theforward edges of either of the buckle members, after the lugs arebent up,

are in thesame angular. relation to the longitudinal medial line of its respective memher as the oblique rear edgesof said member. It will, therefore, be obvious that the blanks from which the modifiedform is constructed may likewisebe struck up in a manner similar to that shown in Fig. 6.

. It will be manifest from the description given,that the opposite ends'of the tie band are. attached one to each of the members D, D,f and said members are then brought ing action between the buckle members will be correspondingly greater, whereby said tie band is securely gripped against slipping.

In Figs. 12 and13 there is shown another construction of member wherein an offset is provided to the end that abrupt bending of the tie is obviated. As shown, member E is essentially the same as the parts heretofore described, 2'. c. it embodies a body portion, a slot therein, and over turned lugs. The im provement shown in Figs. 12 and 18 consists in offsetting one portion of the body at one side of the slot, said offset producing a bar.

6 joined by bends e to the body, whereby the bar is in a difi'erent plane from the body. Thetie C is thrust straight through the slot and folded over the body, a part of the tie resting within the offset and against one face of the bar. Of course, two members provided with offsets are employed in the complete buckle, and these members are assembled to secure the wedging action and the clamping or binding of the two folded end portions of the tie.

Other slight modifications might be made, from time to time, to adapt the present invention to specific uses, and, accordingly, applicant does not wish to restrict himself any more than the state of the art may require.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a bale tie, a base member provided with two lugs inclined upwardly and inwardly toward each other and spacedapart on the forward edge of said base inember, combined with a locking member cooperating with said base member for securing the v ends of a tie band together, said base memher and said lockinginember provided with means for the attachment of a tie and said members adapted toreceive the ends of the bale band between them and to be rocked to ward each other by the pull of the bale band whereby the respective end portions of the tie are brought into frictional contact by the strain of the tie upon saidmembers. V

2. In a bale tie, a base member provided with upturned spaced lugs positioned at the forward transverse edge of said member,

Copies of this patent may the bases of said lugs extending inwardly at an angle to the longitudinal medial line, combined with a locking member, the for- 'ward edges of which are inclined corre spondingly to the bases of said lugs, said base member and said locking member provided with means for the attachment of a tie and said members being adapted to receive the ends of the bale band between them and to be rocked toward each other by the pull of the bale band whereby the respective end portions of the tie are brought into frictional contact by the strain of the tie upon the members.

3. In a bale tie, the combination of a base member adapted to receive one end of a tie band and provided at either side of the forward transverse edge of said member with a lug, and a second member adapted to receive the other end of said tie band and having portions of its forward edge converging toward the medial line of said member, whereby the lugs of the base member and the forward edges of the second member cooperate to engage one another for interlocking relation.

4. In a bale tie, a member comprising a body portion having a slot therein, and a pair of upwardly extending lugs integral with said body portion, the bases ofsaid lugs being inclined toward a point outside of the body portion and in the medial line thereof, combined with a second member positioned for locking engagement with said first member.

5. In a bale tie, the combination of a pair of complementarymembers, each adapted to receive one end of a tie band and each embodying a substantially fiat body portion, having an inclined lug at either side of the band engaging section'thereof, each of said lugs converging inwardly toward the longitudinal medial line of its respective member.

6. In a bale tie, the combination of a pair of complementary tension members, each embodying a slotted body portion adapted to be engaged by a free end of a tie band, and said body portion being provided with a pair of upturned inwardly inclined spaced lugs at the forward edge thereof, said complementary members cooperating with each other, the'lugs at the forward end of either member engaging the'rear edge of the other member for securing the ends of said tie bands together.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

M. O. RODRIGUEZ, F. S. FITZSIMONS.

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